by Mary Beth Nevulis | Aug 26, 2010 | Science + Technology
Meet Sunday Stillwell of Owings Mills, Md. Her two sons, Sam, 7, and Noah, 5, are autistic. What would it feel like to be unable to find the words to verbalize what you wanted to say to someone? Or to be unable to understand expressions like “raining cats and dogs”...
by Emmarie Huetteman | Aug 24, 2010 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — With this year marking 30 years since smallpox was declared eradicated, the World Health Organization is working to finish the job. In preparation for next year’s annual World Health Assembly meeting, the WHO is reviewing the current research on the virus...
by Mary Beth Nevulis | Aug 19, 2010 | Science + Technology
Mary Beth NevulisJoseph Califano, Jr., speaks Thursday at a press conference to release survey data. WASHINGTON — A survey released Thursday indicates a grim trend in schools: gangs and drugs are on the rise. The survey, which reached more than 2,000 teens...
by Sonja Elmquist | Aug 17, 2010 | Environment, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — In a multipronged effort to boost “clean coal,” the Obama administration has announced a $1 billion project to demonstrate a new combustion technique, launched studies of where carbon dioxide could be stored underground, and unveiled recommendations...
by Mary Beth Nevulis | Aug 11, 2010 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON – Iowa Democrat Tom Harkin’s passionate about an effort to create national nutrition standards in schools—and he’s pushing for a funding increase that would result in healthier food options in school cafeterias. “There are certain things we ought to be...
by Maggie Hyde | Aug 3, 2010 | Science + Technology
Get the Flash Player to see this content. The 2010 Street Soccer USA Cup in Washington is part of a program that uses team sports to help the homeless and impoverished gain confidence and life skills. Maggie Hyde/MNS WASHINGTON — Just months after Spain won the...
